Clean Energy Digest

Consumers Energy To Reach 6.2 Percent Renewable Power After Deal With Four New Michigan Projects 25 Jun 2010, 5:37 pm

With Michigan law requiring that 10 percent of its energy supply come from renewable sources by 2015, Consumers Energy has announced its supply will reach 6.2 percent after it purchases electricity fr. […]

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Boston-Power Pulls In $60M More to Push Battery Technologies Into Electronics, Cars, and Utilities 25 Jun 2010, 1:58 pm

One of New England’s most prominent cleantech companies is making strides today in a very active field. Westborough, MA-based Boston-Power, a maker of advanced lithium-ion batteries and energy stora. […]

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Smart grid skepticism derails Baltimore plan 23 Jun 2010, 6:55 pm

Maryland Public Service Commission highlighted the political resistance smart-metering advocates must overcome when it shot down proposals for compulsory smart metering submitted by Baltimore Gas and. […]

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PG&E, The Solar Banker 21 Jun 2010, 2:04 pm

Or so thinks PG&E, the parent of the Northern California utility Pacific Gas & Electric. It is creating a $100 million fund with the the solar installer SunRun to finance 3,500 rooftop solar installat. […]

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Wal-Mart challenges wind farm prices 19 Jun 2010, 6:23 pm

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has filed a challenge with Massachusetts regulators to the proposed cost of power generated by a wind farm planned for the waters off Cape Cod.

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Solyndra: Fremont solar power startup cancels $300M IPO 18 Jun 2010, 8:06 pm

Fremont solar power startup Solyndra has canceled plans for a $300 million initial public offering of its stock. Instead, Solyndra will borrow $175 million from existing investors, which will be given. […]

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S.F. requests delay in SmartMeter installation 18 Jun 2010, 2:04 pm

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Thursday asked California regulators to halt the deployment of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s controversial SmartMeters until an investigation of their ac. […]

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New CR-Z is awfully sporty for a hybrid - USATODAY.com 18 Jun 2010, 12:42 pm

NEW YORK — Honda's about to take another swing at selling a gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle as a sporty, performance car that just happens to have a hybrid drivetrain to save fuel.

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BMW unplugs the electric Mini 9 Jun 2010, 1:33 pm

BMW HAS DECIDED not to proceed with plans for the electric version of the Mini. Despite a clamour by car manufacturers to produce electric cars – Nissan will launch its first electric car in Ireland. […]

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FloDesign gets state aid to stay, expand 9 Apr 2010, 6:44 pm

Massachusetts is giving $3 million in grants and loans to FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp. of Wilbraham to keep the company here after several other states tried to lure it away. In return, FloDesign has. […]

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Reversal on Fuel Cells in California 9 Apr 2010, 5:54 pm

A month after an administrative law judge with the California Public Utilities Commission proposed denying a request from two big utilities to install fuel cells, regulators reversed course on Thursda. […]

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In Texas, One Really Big Battery : NPR 9 Apr 2010, 1:28 pm

The Texas border town of Presidio only has one connection to the U.S. electrical grid — an aging, 60-mile long transmission line that goes down frequently in the area's high winds and electrical sto. […]

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Electric Nissan to Cost Just $25G 30 Mar 2010, 6:22 pm

Nissan announced Tuesday that it will sell its upcoming electric car, the LEAF, for $32,780. After a federal tax credit of $7,500 that is available to all buyers, the five-door hatchback will cost jus. […]

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Bloom buzz unlikely to fire up fuel cell companies 30 Mar 2010, 1:27 pm

Bloom Energy's recent high-profile unveiling of a new fuel cell technology has raised the sector's profile, but its perennially loss-making companies need more than visibility to register any short-te. […]

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BP Solar ends Md. manufacturing, cutting 320 jobs 29 Mar 2010, 5:39 pm

BP Solar said Friday it is closing its landmark Frederick, Md., manufacturing plant as part of a reshaping of the U.S. solar industry in a cost-cutting move that will eliminate 320 jobs.The company, a. […]

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http://www.energycentral.com/functional/news/news_detail.cfm?did=14662698 5 Mar 2010, 2:42 pm

Partly to take advantage of made-in-America provisions in the federal stimulus law, Kyocera announced plans Wednesday to open a solar-panel-assembly line at its U.S. headquarters in Kearny Mesa.

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Google PowerMeter API introduced for device manufacturers 5 Mar 2010, 2:37 pm

Today we're excited to introduce the Google PowerMeter API on code.google.com, for developers interested in integrating with Google PowerMeter. This API will allow device manufacturers to build home e. […]

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Clipper confirms plans for wind turbine factory 19 Feb 2010, 2:35 pm

Manufacturing of wind turbines is set to return to England after Clipper Windpower finally confirmed plans for a ­factory in the north-east, providing a much-needed boost to a region that has suffere. […]

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Interior chief tours proposed Mass. wind farm site 4 Feb 2010, 1:44 pm

The secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, who is weighing the fate of a controversial wind farm proposed off Cape Cod, said Tuesday that killing the pioneering project wouldn't hurt the co. […]

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Why wind turbines are not working, yet 3 Feb 2010, 6:42 pm

Last year, about a dozen Minnesota communities dreamed of clean, green energy: spinning windmills powering hundreds of homes. Now, months after the deadline, windmills stand largely immobile, and the. […]

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Wind Turbines Leave Clouds and Energy Inefficiency in Their Wake 25 Jan 2010, 5:04 pm

Downstream wind turbines may lose 20 percent or even 30 percent of their power compared to their fellows in front, according to a study on wake effects at Horns Rev that MacKay highlights on his blog.. […]

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Engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel 21 Jan 2010, 9:18 pm

With many companies investing heavily in algae-based biofuels, researchers from the University of Virginia's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have found there are significant environm. […]

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FERC explores efficient integration of renewables into the grid 21 Jan 2010, 7:53 pm

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced today it is taking a fresh look at regulatory policies to integrate the rapidly increasing number of variable energy resources into the nation. […]

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Roof-mounted wind turbines ‘no help in reducing carbon’ 20 Jan 2010, 8:06 pm

Roof-mounted wind turbines and solar panels are “eco-bling” that allow their owners to flaunt their green credentials but contribute very little towards meeting Britain’s carbon reduction target. […]

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NREL Study Shows 20 Percent Wind is Possible by 2024 20 Jan 2010, 3:50 pm

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS). This unprecedented two-and-a-half year. […]

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